ORIGINAL: Moontan13
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At one hobby store the guy there dropped on me for wanting a clone, then goes on to say "You don't have the money to put a helicopter in the air". He said it costs $3k to "properly" put a trex 600 in the air. So I asked, why so much and hethen shows me a $300 battery and a $300 motor and a $1k Futaba radio. I may want those things in the future, but for someone like me just getting the feet wet, $500 is easier to swallow than $3k. I'd gone there intending to buy a Phoenix sim and a DX6i radio. He made me so mad I'm getting the sim elsewhere and opted for an HK radio.
Good for you..
It really annoys me when hobby shops do that...
Here is my Clone...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNrafMSx_AU
you tell me if there is anything wrong with the way it flies??
Costs as follows..
Kit - $51
Motor - $27
ESC - $14 (Ebay)
Servos - $90 (good quality metal gear Hitech HS65 MGs)
Tail Servo - $25 (hobbyking)
Gyro - $14 (Ebay)
Radio - Futaba 6EX 2.4ghz ( already had this so I just bought a $100 RX for the Heli
Batteries 2200 Mah $11 each ( I have 6) - $66 (Hobbyking)
Total cost.. Under $400...(Aussie dollars)
Even if I had to buy a new TX also, the cost would have been around $450..
A Blade 400 RTF will cost around $500 here in Australia.
My Clone flys MUCH better and is smoother and sturdier than my Blade 400...